Homework Help: vocab

Posted by Lena on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at 11:59pm.

I thought he was "counting his chikens"

what does the phrase in quotes mean. It`s not meant to be literal

vocab - drwls, Thursday, April 3, 2008 at 2:26am
It is part of the expression
"counting one's chickens before they hatch", which is a metaphor for unwise optimism, or not allowing the possibility of some things going wrong.
vocab - Ernie, Monday, May 5, 2008 at 2:12am
I NOT UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION SORRY

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